-ist

one who performs an action; believer

Usage

  • antagonist

    Your antagonist is an opponent in a competition or battle.

  • protagonist

    A protagonist is the main character in a play, novel, or real event such as a battle or struggle.

  • sophistry

    Sophistry is the clever use of arguments that seem correct but are in fact unsound and misleading, used with the intent to deceive people.

  • nonconformist

    A nonconformist is unwilling to believe in the same things other people do or act in a fashion that society sets as a standard.

  • misogynist

    A misogynist is someone who hates women or is highly critical about the female gender.

  • optimist

    An optimist constantly looks at the bright side of problems or difficult situations.

  • sophist

    A sophist uses clever reasoning techniques to make their arguments seem plausible; nevertheless, their verbiage is used first and foremost to trick others into thinking their arguments are sound or reasonable.

  • Buddhist

    a member of a religion that focuses on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama

  • alchemist

    one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone

  • anarchist

    an advocate of anarchism

  • atheist

    related to or characterized by or given to atheism

  • chauvinist

    a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind

  • columnist

    a journalist who writes editorials

  • hedonist

    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures

  • humanist

    of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism

  • impressionist

    relating to or characteristic of Impressionism

  • narcissist

    someone in love with themselves

  • pacifist

    opposed to war

  • philologist

    a humanist specializing in classical scholarship

  • racist

    based on racial intolerance

  • receptionist

    a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors

  • seismologist

    a geophysicist who studies earthquakes and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth

  • sexist

    discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)

  • therapist

    a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

  • tourist

    someone who travels for pleasure

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